Ray Mears, the British survival guru, has revealed how a tick bite led to a 14-year battle with Lyme disease that nearly ended his career. Mears, who presents television shows including Survival and Wild Britain, was speaking at the start of Tick Awareness Week. ... Lyme disease is a bacterial illness transmitted by ticks.

Whats happened to Ray Mears?

Mears currently lives in Sussex with his second wife Ruth and his stepson.

Does Ray Mears like Bear Grylls?

So allegedly, Bear likes and respects Ray Mears, but Ray Mears dislikes Bear. How much of it is really true or just press, I can't say, but there's a lot in the Bushcraft world that dislike Bear Grylls.